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NPL2 West Team of the Month: June

In a unique month in the NPL2 West, much of the top six had an unproductive time to say the least. It left the door open for Whittlesea to go undefeated, beating…

NPL2 East Team of the Month: June

June saw the two Dandenong clubs dominate with Thunder and City collecting 10 points out of a possible 12, while both Kingston City and the Springvale White Eagles were on…

NPLW Victoria Team of the Week: Round 16

One less game, along with plenty of wide forwards/wingers being picked, made for a challenging task to put together a TOTW (but we always say that it’s a challenge to…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 18

GK: Fraser Chalmers (Melbourne Knights) Put in an immense shift in a largely forgettable game against Bulleen Lions. In tough conditions with fog impeding his vision, Chalmers looked safe with his…

Ofli-led Ranges stamp credentials but Buljubasic ‘not mentioning promotion’

It’s hard to believe that merely three seasons ago, Whittlesea Ranges were grazing the trough of State League 2 North-West, finishing three places off the bottom. Fast forward three years…

Hume send friendly reminder to NPL, Northcote gain ground in safety race

Photo: Bulent Yontem A point to Northcote City against Green Gully saw them gain ground in the battle for NPL Victoria survival, while Hume City gave us a reminder as to…

Anastasiadis satisfied with Greens’ versatility after five-goal thriller

Bentleigh Greens increased the pressure among the top of the table after a come-from-behind 3-2 win against Oakleigh Cannons. Taking home all three points could send the Greens top of…

Ranges stay top as Kingston loss opens door for late Dandy City charge

In the NPL2, a win to Whittlesea Ranges cemented their promotion credentials with a win over Kingston City, holding off Melbourne City from the top of the West table, while…

NPL Euros: Britain’s Best vs. Rest of Europe

Photo: Mark Avellino With the European Championships in France entering its latter stages, TCF decided to theorise what an NPL Victoria Best of Britain and Rest of Europe side would look like, and which…

Victory docked record points tally for Lakeside incident

The Football Federation Victoria have passed down their final ruling on the events relating to Melbourne Victory at Lakeside Stadium on the 24th April, deducting six competition points from the club…

Southern nearly knock off ladder leaders, Keane’s hat-trick of hat-tricks

Photo: Adrian Shaw While we were a game short in the NPLW Victoria this weekend, the three games that did play out weren’t short of action as we saw 12…

From Oakleigh to France: Black’s Euro experience

A season-ending injury usually brings about many emotions in footballers, whose ambitions become curtailed by their physical woes. Dejection, sorrow, despair, gloominess, depression and unhappiness is usually associated with the…

NPL miss out on former City man Kalmar

The NPL Victoria has missed out on the services of Nick Kalmar, with the Victorian-born mdifielder signing on with State League Two side Geelong SC. Amidst reported interest from clubs in…

All smiles at the top, DVS continues hot-streak

Photo: Cindy Nitsos/South Melbourne In a case of anything you can do, I can do better, title rivals South Melbourne and Bentleigh Greens were unable to be separated, despite each…

Natoli excited for Victory future under Hopkins

Photo: Frank Khamees For Bulleen Lions and Melbourne Victory defender Alex Natoli, her NPLW season to date has played out in two distinct acts. The first – the setup –…

Deng completes move to European powerhouse PSV

Photo: Skip Fulton Melbourne Victory defender Thomas Deng is expected to complete a move to Dutch powerhouse PSV Eindhoven, after enjoying a breakthrough 2015-16 A-League campaign. A move to the 23 time…

NPLW Team of the Week: Round 15

Defenders were the flavour of the week for Round 15 in the NPLW Victoria, despite the fact just one clean sheet was kept all round. Nine defenders made the squad…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 17

It’s the week of makeshift centre-backs, with two usual fullbacks featuring in the centre of the backline for out TOTW XI. Elsewhere saw some mid-season additions make big impacts at…

Postecoglou before the Socceroos: VPL relegation with the Zebras

A managerial overview of the 2009 Victorian Premier League season sees many familiar faces. Some feature in unfamiliar colours to those they exhibit today, with the likes of John Anastasiadis…

Bulleen back on top as chasing pack splits points

Image: Adrian Shaw NPLW action saw the league lead see-saw back in Bulleen’s favour again, with the Lions being the only side in the top five to take all three…